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1   /*
2    * Copyright 2003,2004 The Apache Software Foundation.
3    * 
4    * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5    * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6    * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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9    * 
10   * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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13   * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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15   */
16  /* 
17  
18   */
19  
20  package org.apache.pluto.portalImpl.services.factorymanager;
21  
22  import org.apache.pluto.factory.Factory;
23  
24  import org.apache.pluto.portalImpl.services.Service;
25  
26  /***
27   * Manages the life-time of factories registered during container startup.
28   * A service has to derive from {@link Factory} and implement the
29   * <CODE>init()</CODE> and <CODE>destroy()</CODE> methods as appropriate.
30   * 
31   * @see Factory
32   */
33  public abstract class FactoryManagerService
34  extends Service
35  implements org.apache.pluto.services.factory.FactoryManagerService
36  {
37  
38  
39      // org.apache.pluto.services.factory.FactoryManagerService implementation.
40  
41      /***
42       ** Returns the service implementation for the given service class, or
43       ** <CODE>null</CODE> if no such service is registered.
44       **
45       ** @param   theClass
46       **          the service class
47       **
48       ** @return   the service implementation
49       **/
50  
51      public abstract Factory getFactory (Class theClass);
52  
53  }